Protolira valvatoides
| Protolira valvatoides | |
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| Shell of Protolira valvatoides (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Protolira |
| Species: | P. valvatoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Protolira valvatoides | |
Protolira valvatoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[2]
Description
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The shell grows to a length of 3.5 mm.
Distribution
[edit]This species is found along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Molloy, A.; Thomas, E.A.; Sigwart, J. (2021) [errata version of 2020 assessment]. "Protolira valvatoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T157857179A192734388. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T157857179A192734388.en.
- ↑ Protolira valvatoides Warén & Bouchet, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
- ↑ "Protolira valvatoides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- Warén A. & Bouchet P., 1993: New, records, species, genera, and a new family of gastropods from hydrothermal vents and hydrocarbon seeps; Zoologica Scripta 22: 1–90
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